Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters
A selection of posters and abstracts presented at Chapman University's Student Scholar Symposium (formerly Student Research Day) each fall and spring.
Full Abstract Volumes:
Fall 2023 | Spring 2024
Fall 2022 | Spring 2023
Fall 2021 | Spring 2022
Fall 2020 | Spring 2021
Fall 2019 | Spring 2020
Fall 2018 | Spring 2019
Fall 2017 | Spring 2018
Fall 2016 | Spring 2017
Fall 2015 | Spring 2016
Fall 2014 | Spring 2015
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Submissions from 2023
Triangulating Neural Correlates of Consciousness, Sarah Quach
Tunnel Vision, Reese Paddock
Uncanny Evolution, Will Baca
User Feedback on Celebratory Technology Model for Reducing Stigma, Evelyn Lawrie, Daniel Dinh, Sav Avalos, Jack de Bruyn, Spencer Au, Christian Lopez, Ray Tan, and Cyrus Fa'amafoe
VRMoViAn - An Immersive Data Annotation Tool for Visual Analysis of Human Interactions in VR, Isaac Browen
Who is Most Likely to Fear Financial Collapse, Robert Hutchens
Why Education Matters: Understanding Islamophobia in the United States, Cintya Felix
Submissions from 2022
A Free Relationship to Technology, Haley Lilla
American Voter Turnout: The Influence of Education Levels on Voter Participation, Jack Thomas Bunzel-Hardie
Analyzing Interactions of Calmodulin with HIV-1 Matrix Protein, Andrea Sandoval, D. Mau, N. Karimi, K. Sakamaki, C. Owens, and Jerry LaRue
A Novel Approach to Understanding Functional Gait and Variable Walking Strategies in an Asymptomatic Low Back Pain Population, Rachel Berns and Thomas Fountain
Avoiding Shame: Filipino-American’s Motivations for Higher Education, Myra Dayrit
Biopolitics and Belief: The Impacts of Religious Attitudes on Reproductive Rights in the U.S., Katlyn Barbaccia
Changes in Western U.S. Streamflow Extremes Under Climate Change, Rama Bedri
Comparing Past and Future Drought and Surplus Periods in the Colorado River Basin, Rama Bedri
Comparing qPCR and CFU to Verify Rhizobia Genotype Proportions, Yoobeen Lee, Kenjiro Quides, and Hagop Atamian
Computational Design of β-Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives for pH-specific Binding, Nayiri Alexander, Makena Augenstein, and Matthew Gartner
conscious shockness, Caleb Lachelt
Designing & Building a Microwave Plasma Reactor for Graphene Synthesis, Aviv Zohman and Jerry LaRue
Designing Haptic Interfaces to Uncover Gestural Patterns in Children, Yuki Chen, Kayla Anderson, and Audrey Bichelmeir
Down the Rabbit Hole: Understanding the Instigators of the Qanon Conspiracy, Trevor McNally
Dress Coding Latinidad? Color-Blind Sexism in School Dress Code Policies, Marisa Quezada
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Adults with Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Isaac Min and Aaron Schurger
El vínculo entre la literatura y la buena publicidad en varios anuncios del mundo hispanohablante (2017 - 2022), Carter Kane
Ending the False Perception Decoding the Characteristics of Americans who Fear Immigrants’ Impact on the Economy by Kate Riccardelli, Kate Riccardelli
Engagement in Consensual Non-monogamy and Multi-partner Sex During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From a National Sample of Single Americans, Kaylie Posen, Manya Dhupar, and Amanda Gesselman
Exploring the Ecological Dynamics of Simple Rhizobial Artificial Populations Using qPCR, Teresa Hur, Kenjiro Quides, and Hagop Atamian
Fall 2022 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
How Conservative Media Influences Views on Illegal Immigration, Juhi Doshi
Identifying the Neural Correlates of Postural Control: A Novel fMRI Paradigm, Korinne Henslee, Jo Armour Smith, and Laura M. Glynn
Identifying Voice-based Digital Biomarkers of Parkinson's Disease, Rachelle Beshay, Madison Gill, Michael Shiraishi, and Rahul Soangra
Intervention to Modify Perceptions of Homelessness, Sophie Srivastava, Vincent Berardi, and David Frederick
Ketone Hydrosilylation Studies Using a Carbodiphosphorane Catalyst, Liam Sullivan and Allegra Liberman-Martin
Leaf Chemical Profiling of Two Fabiana Species and Their F1 Hybrids, Kylie Deer, Hagop Atamian, Joseph Cahill, and Amancio De Souza
Mama, Hannah Scott
Media, Distrust of Government, and Fear of Terrorism in the United States, Lauren Rowe
Neo's Cleaning Service, Yuka Saito and McFloyd Nguyen
Online Dating During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Is it the New Norm?, Sara Henry, Emily Foster, Alexandra Kraft, and Amanda N. Gesselman
Political Participation: Beyond the Vote, Miriam Elfahdi
Propósito de un plan universal de servicios bilingües en medicina, Andrea Sandoval and Laura R. Loustau
Public Opinion on Illegal Immigration in the United States: Understanding the Xenophobic Sentiments towards Illegal Immigrants, Alexandra Martinez
QAnon Deconstructed: Faith and Lies, Sam Andrus
Reliability of Accelerometer-Based Reaction Time Tests, Jacob Hepp, Warner Rhodes, Jordan Walton, Rahul Soangra, and Brent Harper
Social Media Effects on People's Fear of Terrorism, Cameron Pastore
Sociocultural Pressures Among Parents of Queer Children in Films With Non-Western Environments, Samay Bhasin
Spring 2022 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
The Dream Machine: The Convergence of Hallucination and Content Creation, COM 304-03, Creative & Cultural Industries in Practice
The Half-Life of Los Angeles, Morgan Grimes
The Human Consequences of the US-Mexico Border: Testimonial Literature of Gloria Anzaldúa and Valeria Luiselli, Grace Hodgetts
The Influence of Religion on Immigration Public Opinion, Olga Alvertos
The Levels and Discrepancies of America’s Fear of Terrorism, Kate Lindfors
The One Who Won, Jeanna Polisini
The Optimal Concentration of Exogenous Carbon Monoxide Tolerated by Alfalfa, Kevin Nguyen, Cedric P. Owens, and Hagop Atamian
ThinkMED: Inspiring The Future Of STEM, One Project At A Time, Steven Trinh and Lauren Dudley
Under New Direction: Using Theatre to Combat the Climate Crisis, Brian Kirsch
Understanding Parkinson’s Disease Through Gait Initiation and Center of Pressure, Mira Ananthanarayanan, Kiara Salceda, Michael Shiraishi, and Rahul Soangra
Understanding the Transition from General to Organic Chemistry, Hannah Chan
Utilizing Teslasuit to Analyze Changes in Joint Angles and Galvanic Skin Responses During Slips (A Stress-Inducing Task), Olivia Johnson, Caitlin Ha, and Audrey Arenal
Victimization: Examining the Fear of Mass Shootings, Isa Alarcon
Visual Demonstration of Substituent Effects for Chromium(VI) Alcohol Oxidation, Biyu (Chelsea) Zhao
What Are You Scared Of? How Social Media News Consumption Impacts Voter Fear, Emilie Haskell
Why do Americans Report a Greater Fear of Government Restrictions on Firearms than in Years Prior?, Ethan Oppenheim
"Why This Post Now?" : Dramaturging Politics and Social Media, Kennedy Kemmerer
Will Genius Fail? The Effect of Age, Education Level, and Race on Fear of Financial Collapse, Peter Mayne Cline
Xenophobia, Majority Insecurity, and Prejudice: Exploring the Motivations Behind Anti-Immigration Sentiments, Serena Park
Submissions from 2021
America's Declining Trust In Government, Megane Bos
Analysis of the Levels of Embodiment and its Relationship with Depression and Anxiety, Erin Kelly and David Pincus
Analyzing Speech Recognition for Individuals with Down Syndrome, Yingying 'Yuki' Chen, Franceli L. Cibrian, Deanna Hughes, and Vivian Genaro Motti
Behind the Belief: Predictors of Why People Believe in Conspiracy Theories, Erisa Castillo
Beliefs and their Byproducts: The Impact of Religiosity and Political Ideology on Attitudes Toward COVID-19, Vaccines, and Climate Change, Philip Goodrich
Beyond the Politics of Climate Change: How Education and Income Level Affect Environmental Values, Joanna Falla
By Any Other Name: A Rhetoric of Violence and Reclamation in the Philippine Drug War, Bernadine Cortina
Catalytic Activity of Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)germanium (Cp*2Ge), Haley Robertson and Allegra Liberman-Martin
Checkerboard of Interests: Native American Tribes and the Politics of Land Tenure Reform, Anika Manuel
Comparing qPCR and CFU to Verify Rhizobia Genotype Proportions, Yoobeen Lee, Hagop Atamian, and Kenjiro Quides
Compounded Gabapentin for Felines: Associated Metabolic Processes and Analysis of Potency, Johnny Altwal
Computational Design of β-Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives for pH-specific Binding, Nayiri Alexander, Makena Augenstein, Angelina Sorensen, and Matthew Gartner
Computational Design of β-Fluorinated Morphine Derivatives for pH-specific Binding, Makena Augenstein, Nayiri Alexander, and Matthew Gartner
Covid 19 & Qanon: Enter the World of Conspiracies, Gianluca Allesina
COVID-19 Safety Guideline Compliance by Gender Identity, Emma Rothleutner
Cultural Influences on Exercise Type and Body Confidence in Women, Skye Sakashita and Desiree Crevecoeur-MacPhail
Curing Mental Health Disorders One Microbial at a Time, Karyss Thompson
Development of Comprehensive Theoretical Morphospaces for Canine Cranial Morphology, Alexa Ortega, Nicholas Hebdon, and Lindsay Waldrop
Does Fear of Government Corruption Affect Voter Turnout?, Ryan Nahmias
Evaluation of the TruNarc Handheld Narcotics Analyzer as a Pre-Analysis Screening Device for the Orange County Crime Lab, Sarah Yang, D. Bauer, C. Woltz, S. Soto, and Michael Ibba
Eva Peron, the Radio, and her Strategic Influence on Peronism, or Eva Perón, la radio y su influencia estratégica en el peronismo, Natalya Bachoura
Exploring the Ecological Dynamics of Simple Rhizobial Artificial Populations Using qPCR, Teresa Hur, Hagop Atamian, and Kenjiro Quides
Fabricating Nanophotonic Devices using Nanofabrication Techniques, Scott Cummings
Fall 2021 Student Scholar Symposium Abstract Volume, Chapman University Center for Undergraduate Excellence
Fear and Skepticism: A Changing Climate During the Trump Era, Devin Lopez
Flamenco Dance and Film in Francisco Franco's Spain (Baile flamenco y cine en la España de Francisco Franco), Gia Roberts
Framing the Axis of Evil: American Fear of an Iranian Nuclear Attack, Sabrina Ghashehbaba
Friend or Foe: Explaining the Antagonism Towards Immigrants in the United States, Skyelar Andrews
Fundamental Causes of Racial and Ethnic COVID-19-Related Health Disparities, Hana Neutz
Gender Gap in Computer Science: An Invitational Rhetoric Study, Cindy Ramirez
How COVID19 has Impacted Students Nutrition and Eating Habits with the Abrupt Closure of Restaurants and Campuses, Chloe Sermet
How Does Aging Influence the Fear of Gun Control in America?, Alyssa Castanon
How Self-Evaluation of Demographics Modulates the Effects of Attractive Celebrity Images on Self-Image, Leyla Rakshani